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Karl Oskar Medin

Swedish pediatrian (1847-1927) · Sweden · Doctors · Died at 80

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Karl Oskar Medin was a Swedish pediatrician. He was born at Axberg, Örebro and died in Stockholm. He is most famous for his study of poliomyelitis, a condition sometimes known as the Heine-Medin disease, named after Medin and another physician, Jakob Heine.

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Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Paris1926

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Karl Oskar Medin was a Swedish pediatrician. He was born at Axberg, Örebro and died in Stockholm. He is most famous for his study of poliomyelitis, a condition sometimes known as the Heine-Medin disease, named after Medin and another physician, Jakob Heine. Medin was the first to describe the epidemic character of infantile paralysis.

Country
Sweden
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1847 to 1927 · aged 80

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